My 1st MAX Trip

Don asked me if I wanted to ride Max on Saturday -- I have wanted to for a long time but was unsure I wanted to by myself. The family knew it and so on Saturday Don asked me if I would like to ride MAX out to Hillsboro. It was so much fun, but when he asked I forgot to pick up the camera -- I figured out a way to get some pictures by trying to use the cell phone and in a moving MAX -- that was interesting!!

Above is a picture of a transit stop -- the best picture I was able to get -- this one happens to be downtown Portland -- the tents in the background are some of the activities preparing for the Starlight Parade that would take place that evening.

The above picture is the best I got showing Saturday Market -- a place I usually like to go but it was so busy Saturday we did not stop here.

You can see part of the parade route being staked out for places to view that parade already -- the parade would be much later in the day.

This is a wierd picture, the MAX is underground in a tunnel where it stops for the Washington Park Zoo -- and from inside the MAX through the windows with the cell phone I was amazed at how good the picture actually came out. Don was sure I would not get anything because we were in the tunnel -- the reflection of Don in the window is also interesting to me.

This is a restaurant in Beaverton -- probably the sharpest picture of all the ones I took. I am amazed at how well the camera did for me and am very grateful I had it. We did make it to Hillsboro -- we passed where Phillip gets off MAX to go to work -- we did not remember which stop it was but when we asked about it later we remember seeing the stop -- it is ORENCO -- for future reference.

We had a great trip and I was home about an hour before I went to Stake Conference -- Saturday evening was really great and on Sunday we had a new counsellor called because President Peacock and family are moving to Indiana this month. The new 2nd counsellor is President Jack Powell.

From an earlier post on my daughter and son-in-laws blog I got some information about Berret's great-great grand mother -- Amorett -- where Hallie's middle name came from. It was interesting to try tracing the genealogy in a descendant form -- something I do not usually do -- I usually go for ANCESTORS. I am fairly confident I have the right line but the interesting events of life are missing -- I was just gathering the line at the time. My ususal interest in genealgy usually runs along the stories the people lived, the events and challenges they met. Some of that will come in the future for me. I like knowing what qualities people have that helps them be reverenced by their descendants. She must have been a wonderful woman, she had 12 children and the heartache must have been great when she lost a little girl four years after her birth while her youngest daughter was only about 5 months old -- in addition to all the adventures the other 11 children must have been involved in. She must have been a wonderful woman.

All in all it has been a big weekend, hotter than I am used to, but we will continue building memories. May the memories be exciting, prosperous, and educational.